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Still, Logigian remained modest about his impressive accomplishments...
Intelligence reports aren't conclusive about the number of terrorists who have entered, but small groups of Islamic Jihad and Hizballah agents have already infiltrated the country, and "we've got people paying attention to both approaches, from Syria and Jordan," says a U.S. counterterrorism official. Modest numbers of Iranian Shi'ites have also managed to enter Basra in southeastern Iraq to support Iraqi Shi'ites there; British and U.S. troops have warned them to stay out of the way of coalition forces...
...students in more modest financial situations, multiple non-binding early acceptances can be a valuable tool in the search for an affordable education of the best quality. Once admitted early to several schools, students for whom money is tighter can compare and contrast the tentative need estimates they are provided—and potentially lobby for more financial assistance—long before packages come out in April. Under Harvard’s new policy, that will be impossible...
...plaque produced by Allard, though modest in size, certifies her selection as one of 17 women to the Silver Anniversary team at the University of Michigan...
...spun off into half a dozen TV series and several generations of movies; his example inspired the Daredevils and Spider-Men of a later era. Yet Siegel and Shuster saw little of the profit DC made from their character. Not until 1975 did the company agree to pay a modest annuity to the men who had created the comics' first and most enduring superhero. --By Richard Corliss